Egila

Egila is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Egila
Temporal range: Cenozoic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Pyramidelloidea
Family:
Pyramidellidae
Subfamily:
Odostomiinae
Tribe:
Chrysallidini
Genus:
Egila

Species

See text.

This genus is currently placed in the tribe Chrysallidini of the family Odostomiidae. It has both extant and fossil (Cenozoic) members.

Life habits

Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the Pyramidellidae sensu lato, they are most likely to be ectoparasites.

Species

Species within the genus Egila include:

  • † Egila arcuata Laws, 1941
  • Egila australis Laseron, 1959
  • Egila curtisensis Laseron, 1959
  • Egila ektopa Pimenta & Absalão, 2004[2][3]
  • Egila lacunata (Carpenter, 1857)[4] - type species, as Odostomia (Parthenia) lacunata
  • Egila mayii (Tate, 1898)
  • Egila poppei (Dall & Bartsch, 1909)
  • Egila univestis Laseron, 1959
  • Egila virginiae van Regteren Altena, 1975[2][5]
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The species of Egila from Brazil have been reviewed by Piementa & Absalão (2004).[2]

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References
  1. Dall W. H. & Bartsch P. (1904). "Synopsis of genera, subgenera, and sections of the family Pyramidellidae". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 17: 1–16. page 11.
  2. Piementa A. D. & Absalão R. S. (2004). "Review of the genera Eulimastoma Bartsch, 1916 and Egila Dall & Bartsch, 1904 (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidellidae) from Brazil". Zoosystema. 26 (2): 157–173. PDF Archived 2010-03-26 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Gofas, S. (2010). Egila ektopa Pimenta & Absalão, 2004. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458144 on 2011-03-22
  4. Carpenter P. P. (1857). Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan shells in the British Museum collected by Frederik Reigen. London. pp. 552 pp.
  5. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Egila virginiae Altena, 1975. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532789 on 2011-03-22
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